Based on the popular Where's Waldo series of books, the player's goal is to find Waldo , who is hidden in various pictures, before time runs out. The player controls a magnifying glass and must click on different items for different effects. Finding a clock adds more time to the search, clicking on a 150 icon adds 150 points to the score, etc.
The game features five themed stages: The Carpet Flyers , The Underground Hunters , The Battling Monks , The Unfriendly Giants and The Land of Waldos . Players can choose from Normal difficulty, Expert difficulty or play the Land of Waldos stage. The main difference between the difficulties is that on Expert there are no clock items to provide extra time.
In all stages, the player must find both Waldo and a scroll to complete the stage. Waldo must be found before the scroll in order to complete the stage. Woof, Waldo's dog, is also present in each stage (except for the Land of Waldos) and finding him leads to a bonus stage where players collect points as they control the dog on a flying carpet.